Ted Lilly threw six shutout innings in his season debut, Carlos Zambrano made his first appearance out of the bullpen in almost eight years and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Saturday.

Ryan Braun, Jim Edmonds and the Milwaukee Brewers went totally batty. The Brew Crew piled up 25 hits Thursday and trounced Pittsburgh 20-0, handing the Pirates the most-lopsided loss in their 124-year history.

Yovani Gallardo signed a contract extension with the Milwaukee Brewers earlier in the week. The St. Louis Cardinals were the ones cashing in Saturday. Yadier Molina hit a three-run homer and Gallardo struggled two days after getting a big raise from the Brewers, giving up six runs in five innings in the Cardinals' 7-1 victory.

Ubaldo Jimenez stayed out of big trouble with his 99 mph fastball and Ian Stewart homered on his birthday, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Monday's season opener.

When Rick Peterson came out of exile in October and agreed to become the Milwaukee Brewers' third pitching coach in eight months, he took on a massive renovation job. Milwaukee's pitching scraped bottom last season.